3) Joe Allen was superb again and needs to keep his place
Brendan Rodgers is going to have a big selection headache ahead of Sunday’s game with Manchester United. Does he recall captain Steven Gerrard, who came on as a substitute against Swansea City, or does he stick with Joe Allen? Despite the fact that our legendary skipper would be loathe to miss out on a final chance to take on the old enemy, tonight’s performance has made it near-impossible to drop the Welshman. Allen controlled the game tonight, and if we bear in mind the excellent job he did against Manchester City as well, then he has to start.
